New Milford couple accused of animal cruelty settles case

News-Times, The (Danbury, CT)

Published 1:00 am, Monday, July 3, 2006

A New Milford couple accused of cruelty to animals has been placed on a two-year accelerated rehab program that prohibits them from owning any animals for two years and requires them to undergo psychiatric tests and treatment.

The Ehrharts were each charged with six counts of animal cruelty after a state animal control officer went to their home last July and found one dead cat and five valuable show cats infested with fleas.

Three months earlier, at another home previously occupied by the Ehrharts, the bodies of 16 dead cats were discovered.